Whitfield Cemetery

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William Whitfield III
1743-1817
Married in 1768
Hester Williams
(2)
Mrs Sarah Hurst
(3) 1792
Hepzibah Hatch
(4)
Sarah Bryan Hatch
he was father of 29 children
2 reached maturity. His eldest
son William had raised a family
before his youngest William
Alexander was borne him by
his fourth wife. This William died
in 1904 which was 151 years after
the birth of his father.
William III and his brother Needham
served in the Revolution and helped
destroy Tories in the Battle of Moores
Creek Bridge, Feb 27 1776.
In 1787 William III together with his
eldest son and Joseph Green were
appointed
rest of stone cut off